Game guide

How to play Country Connections

Sixteen tiles: flags, country outlines, capitals and more. Sort them into four hidden groups of four, like four countries that border Germany or four clues to one country. Four mistakes allowed. A new daily puzzle every day, and practice puzzles whenever you like.

▶ Play Country Connections

Daily puzzle
4 mistakes
Unlimited practice

Borders Germany

Lima

Cairo

Oslo

The rules in 4 steps

1
Sixteen tiles hide four groups of four. Tiles can be flags, outlines, capitals or numbers.
2
Pick four tiles that belong together and press Submit. A right group turns into a coloured row.
3
A group is four countries with something in common, or four clues to the same country.
4
You can make four mistakes. “One away” means three of your four tiles were right.

Tips to score higher

Start with the tiles that can only mean one thing: a capital or a currency points straight at one country.
Four clues to the same country often hide among the flags: look for a flag, an outline and a capital that match.
Before you submit, check that a fifth tile doesn’t fit just as well. Each tile fits exactly one group.
Stuck? Shuffle the tiles. A new layout often shows a link you missed.
“One away” means three of your tiles belong together; swap one, not all four.